Chapter 14 Planting Trees During the Ninja Clan Era (14) Social Skills...
Senju Take also noticed the commotion outside, but he didn't think that anyone other than the Sage of Six Paths could hurt Indra. As the Sage of Six Paths gradually became more secluded due to his advanced age, Indra was virtually invincible in the ninja world, so Senju Take was quite at ease.
But Senju Takenori never expected that his sworn brother would leave clean and handsome, only to return looking disheveled and dejected.
When the people of Xilin saw Indra in this state, they would all point their fingers at the culprit and curse him, saying, "You're nothing but a piece of trash from the Sage of Six Paths!"
Damn it, how could they do such a heinous thing to their incredibly cool and fiery Lord Indra!
"Brother..." At this moment, the cool and fiery Lord Indra could only hang his head guiltily in front of his brother.
Thousand Hand Bamboo remained silent, and after using medical ninjutsu on Indra, he sent someone to take a bath and change clothes.
Despite his seemingly expressionless and indifferent demeanor, Senju Takeya's inner self is actually in a state of panic that blurs his vision.
It's like having a big yard and letting your beautiful, elegant long-haired cat roam freely. Then a stray cat suddenly appears, jumps into your yard, and gets into a fight with your cat, leaving your once clean and pampered feline with matted fur, covered in dust, and covered in wounds.
Although Indra said he didn't care about Asura anymore, after actually fighting Asura as an enemy, his mood was visibly depressed. Knowing it was one thing, but when he actually faced this reality, he inevitably felt sad and his heart ached.
Indra mocked himself for being so indecisive. Since he had already decided to completely abandon everything of the Ninja Sect and the past, he should no longer have any extra feelings for the people and things of the past.
Because the battleground was Xilin Village, where the trees and plants all obeyed the Thousand Hand Bamboo, Ashura, a Wood Release user, couldn't gain any advantage here. Indra, having the great advantage of being on home ground, didn't hesitate to unleash his power on the spot, giving Ashura a severe beating and driving him away with vicious and ruthless words. He still couldn't bring himself to kill Ashura, but he was absolutely ruthless.
Foolish Asura, he doesn't even know how to be a proper younger brother.
If it were Indra, even if his elder brother wanted to rule the world and become the supreme king, he would applaud and wholeheartedly support his elder brother.
snort.
After drying his younger brother's hair, Senju Takeya finally asked slowly, "What happened?"
“He was my younger brother from my time in the Ninja Clan… He came, and he said a lot of presumptuous things, which I didn’t want to listen to… I fought with him, and we completely broke off our friendship. From then on, we were estranged.” Indra recounted the whole story in the shortest possible words, seemingly without a care in the world.
Qian Shouzhu knew that Indra was a loyal and affectionate child, and he didn't want Indra to be immersed in the emotion of severing ties with his family. So, after a long period of preparation, he combined all the emotional intelligence and social wisdom he had learned from his best friend, and said calmly but firmly, "Yo, severing ties, bro."
In an instant, a strong sense of shame surged into Indra's heart, and his fair face turned bright red. He had thought that his elder brother might comfort him, or he might say nothing and pretend that everything was over, but he never expected that his elder brother would directly call him "brother who has broken off relations".
Indra was extremely embarrassed and annoyed, and turned his head away, not wanting to pay any more attention to Senju Takeya. What Ashura and Indra? The phrase "brother who's breaking off relations" became his black history.
Seeing that Indra had come out of his original mood, Senju Takeshi pinched Indra's puffed-up cheeks, looked at Little Platinum who had just returned, and went straight to the point, saying briefly, "Go and cultivate."
The person and the rabbit immediately straightened their backs instinctively, just like students in military training hearing the instructor's command to "stand at attention."
As Thousand Hand Bamboo turned and walked out of the treehouse, Indra, who was quickly deflated, naturally and easily picked up the water bottle, while Little White Gold, as the most competent little assistant, steadily carried the potion that could enhance natural perception on his head.
When Senju Take stepped out of the door, he realized he hadn't brought the water bottle or the medicine. He paused, then turned around and saw his thoughtful younger brother and assistant who had already taken everything.
Thousand Hands Bamboo: ...
His younger brother and assistant have better memories and are more reliable than him.
The location for learning Sage Mode was chosen by Senju Takeya to be beside a clear and tranquil stream. He didn't know exactly how to teach it, but he knew why he had acquired the ability of Sage Mode.
Senju Takeya always taught Indra to feel nature, but Indra seemed to be incompatible with Senju Takeya's version of Sage Mode. Despite being exceptionally talented enough to create hand seals and ninjutsu at a young age, it took him three years to make any progress in Sage Mode with the help of Shiro.
Now even Platinum can activate Sage Mode on its own, but Indra can't yet; he still needs Platinum's assistance.
Senju Takeya's Sage Mode requires the user to be qualified to use seven types of chakra, including wind, fire, lightning, earth, water, and even yin and yang.
Indra lacks yang-type chakra, so he can only rely on external supplementation. At the same time, the nature that Indra can resonate with most is yin and lightning, followed by fire. Compared with the yin, lightning and fire talents, Indra is far inferior in earth and water natures, and wind nature is stuck in the middle. The worst is undoubtedly yang nature - he has none at all.
Senju Take also discovered that Indra possessed all the chakra talents except for Yang chakra. Even his weakest Earth and Water talents were genius-level compared to others. Only Yang chakra seemed to be completely separate from Indra from him from birth.
Indra's current stable source of Yang chakra is the leaf that Senju Takeya once gave him. Ever since he started learning Sage Mode, Senju Takeya has been constantly pouring Yang chakra into that leaf.
There is no better chakra vessel in the entire world than a sapling.
The Sage Mode version of Takeya not only requires an absolutely stable balance between natural energy and the spiritual and physical power within the human body, but also requires the absorption of the seven natural chakras from the outside world to achieve the same balance within the human body. Therefore, it is extremely demanding on the user's chakra nature talent. If Indra were to go to the Three Sacred Lands to learn Sage Mode, he could master it in less than half a year.
To this end, Thousand Hand Bamboo has also developed a potion that can efficiently enhance the perception of natural energy. One of its main ingredients is the dew that condenses on the leaves of the saplings every morning. The saplings themselves seem to be extremely beneficial materials for Indra.
Senju Takeya's patience and composure greatly alleviated or even reduced Indra's anxiety and resentment. The learning of Sage Mode proceeded at a leisurely pace, and Indra's rhythm also slowed down along with Senju Takeya's life.
The medicine has a bittersweet taste, but it's not too bad.
Indra took a big gulp of the potion, and then, under the watchful eyes of Senju Takeya, slowly sank into the clear, cool stream. As the stream water flowed into his ears, the world began to blur and isolate him. Indra's physical strength was extremely high, and he could stay underwater for at least half an hour in one breath.
This is normal, after all, the Otsutsuki clan is a race that can fly in space using only their physical bodies, and Indra, as a hybrid, naturally possesses some of the survival adaptability of this race.
However, Indra developed this breath-holding ability over the past three years by practicing Sage Mode. His perception of water and earth was really poor, and Thousand Hand Bamboo didn't know any other methods, so he could only let Indra experience it firsthand.
The clear stream is covered with lush green algae, which spread and ripple with the gentle waves, displaying their vibrant green. In this vitality, they unfold snow-white flowers, and a few small fish dart among them as if they were nothing.
This was an incredibly peaceful world, and Indra even thought that "dying here should be a very peaceful thing."
Indra understood that his brother said nature was beautiful, because it was an established and unquestionable fact, and he wholeheartedly agreed with his brother's words.
The cool water flowed over his face, arms, and fingertips. The sensation it gave him was so clear, quiet and soft, yet it irresistibly brushed past him and flowed away. Indra couldn't help but clench his fist, but naturally he didn't grasp anything.
When he slowed down and tried to enjoy the process of cultivation, everything became so novel and interesting.
Asura...
He then thought of the person he had just kicked out.
Indra was beginning to understand why the Asuras loved going out so much.
The water's surface blurred the colors and light of the outside world, making everything outside incredibly dazzling and colorful. The light reflected off the water dazzled his eyes, and Indra squinted, only then realizing how bright and radiant the sunlight was today.
Suddenly, countless beautiful colors fell, one by one, one by one. The magnificent colors painted by nature drifted onto the water and fell into Indra's eyes. His elder brother's blurry figure was reflected on the water, as if he were being showered with colors that would take a person to see all of the seasons.
They drifted slowly downstream, naturally, leaving no trace, only that figure remained, as steadfast as the shadows of trees rooted in the earth on both sides of the stream.
Stunned by the sight before him, Indra's heart skipped a beat. At that moment, his water-type chakra flowed out naturally like water, and his earth-type chakra was also stirred. The leaves of the sapling that Indra had been holding close to his heart began to radiate a burning heat as if in resonance. Indra couldn't help but stand up abruptly.
The stream wasn't too deep; when he stood up, it just reached above Indra's chest. As he suddenly stood up, he bumped into a bunch of flowers. The soft, beautiful blossoms landed on Indra's wet head, and several delicate petals clung to his body.
"Brother! I've got it!" The young man, his face beaming with joy, gripped the bank with both hands, his eyes shining like stars. Then he noticed the flowers that had somehow piled up beside his brother.
The elder brother remained silent, but scooped up another handful of flowers and sprinkled them on his head again as a celebration.
Indra was covered in flowers. He climbed out of the water, shoving his head down, and scooped up a handful of flowers to playfully scatter on his brother.
The younger brother 'rebelled', and Thousand Hand Bamboo shook the petals off his head, looked down at the obedient little white gold that was guarding him, and sprinkled a handful of flowers on the easiest rabbit dumpling to bully.
Little Platinum smelled the pollen and sneezed.
Senju Takeya's eyes were gentle. If his friends were here at this moment, everything would be perfect.
The flowers that the plant friends gave to Qian Shou Zhu Ye were not given to the stream. Most of them were taken home by Qian Shou Zhu Ye to make flower cakes. She made a lot. Qian Shou Zhu Ye was very skilled. The taste was just right, not too sweet or greasy. Yin Tuo Luo ate two pieces before leisurely carrying the basket full of flower cakes down the mountain to deliver them to Xi Lin Village.
Now that Xilin Village has a large population, we can't send a little to every household like before. However, we can keep it at the village's mountain god shrine, and anyone who wants to eat it can take a piece to try.
The village children love to run into the mountain god's shrine to ask for snacks. Everyone knows that these are gifts from the mountain god, and that eating them will strengthen the body and prolong life. No one ever stops their children from eating them, hoping that the children can share in the good fortune and grow up safely and healthily under the protection of the mountain god.
A note from the author:
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[Mini Theater]
Senju Takeya: My little brother is so emo, how can I comfort him? Think...think...
[Uchiha Hanazono's figure flashed by.]
Thousand Hands Bamboo: !
Thousand Hands Bamboo: Hey, you're breaking off our friendship.
Indra: I'm not sad (laughs), but it's best if I don't find out who taught my elder brother to do that!
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